1960-D Quarter Struck On A Nickel Planchet

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droid1138 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/29/2007 9:00 pm Hi! I just got some coins from an uncle and I would like to know about this particular error. It seems that among these there was a 1960-D Quarter struck on a nickel planchet. Is this just a common error or is it valuable? If so, what could it be worth? Image: scan0014.jpg 56.24 KB Image: scan0015.jpg 47.11 KB Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 06/29/2007 9:06 pm Not sure if it was on a nickel planchett. it almost looks like it was altered or damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
droid1138 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/29/2007 9:12 pm What gets me to say its a nickel planchet is that it is deffinately not silver and it is thiker near the date area and also has a reeded edge there while near the LIBERTY area its is thinner and has no reeded edge. It must have expanded when the die struck it. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 06/29/2007 9:17 pm OK I didn't think about it being pre-'64 If it's not silver then it more then likely is a nickel planchet. did you weigh it and measure it? Report this Post to the Staff
droid1138 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/29/2007 9:24 pm It has a diameter of 7/8 in or 2.3 cm and as of weight I cant really tell because I have no means to weigh it right now. Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 06/30/2007 01:37 am it is a coin that was set in acid and made smaller I say that because of the reeded edge. it would not be possible for a nickel to have a reeded edge because there is no reeds on the nickel. it would not fit in a dime spot so it is an altered coin or a token of some sort. worth? whatever you can get for it. hope that helped Gary too Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/30/2007 01:53 am The fact that a nickel has no reeding is irrelevant because it is not a nickel, only a nickel planchet. If a nickel planchet was struck with quarter dies, the planchet would spread thin and make contact with parts of the collar that produce the reeding so it makes sense that the reeding is only present on parts of the rim. Because of this planchet spreading, the exact diameter is irrelevant too. The true weight of a nickel planchet should be exactly 5 grams- that will be the best way to authenticate it. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 06/30/2007 3:36 pm May we see a picture of the edge of the coin ? How do you know its not silver ? we need an accurate weight,,perhaps you can take it to a local coin shop and get it weighed ? the weakness of the strike is a good indication that the coin is legit ,,but not conclusive by any means ,, with the smaller nickel planchet the metal would not fill the dies by any sense of the word ,,I do not however see the coin as being out of round which should be the case not being contained by the third die . at this point I think the coin is legit but a weight will help in firming that opinion . Metalman Metalman Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
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